Proximity to the sea and coast has a way of making things fall into focus - as is the case in these four fiction titles. Morag McGinty runs the island flights off the northernmost tip of Scotland and has a choice to make. Amber knows she loves Lachlan but knows better than to say so, for now. Andie and Jin are united, for once, in horror at what their mother has just brought home from her cruise. And on a golden summer beach, a perfect day unfolds in eight stories. Perfect reading for an afternoon when you want to escape.
Jill Mansell, Should I Tell You? - A Cornish coastal town where everyone is hiding something and nobody will say it out loud. Mansell is at her very best.
Jenny Colgan, The Summer Skies - Stranded on Inchborn with an ornithologist and no easy escape, Morag finally works out what she wants. Tender and perfect.
Sheila O'Flanagan, Anyone but Him - The sisters have never agreed on anything until their mother's new companion arrived. O'Flanagan's writing is funny and warm.
Veronica Henry, Day at the Beach Hut - Eight stories of sun, sand and romance, with fifty recipes to take on holiday. Henry is at her most joyful.
